If NPR was a real news organization, they would never have repeated, broadcast, or printed that statement. It is three dog whistles in a row, referring to various right-wing conspiracy theories about globalist agendas.

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Jtsummers 12 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> If NPR was a real news organization, they would never have repeated, broadcast, or printed that statement.

That statement was provided by a DOT spokesperson as the explanation for the changes. As a real news organization, NPR was right to repeat the statements provided by the DOT so that their listeners (and readers) can know what the administration's views are. To do otherwise would be to hide facts from their listeners.

	▲	evan_ 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		if a government spokesperson provided that statement 20 years ago the story would be about the unhinged partisan DOT spokesperson, what maniac hired them, why hasn't the whole office been fired yet, and how a bizarre grievance-based policy ever got out the door in the first place. Now the media gets crazier stuff than this on an hourly basis and they just shrug.

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cosmicgadget 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Seems awfully newsworthy. And using direct quotes makes it difficult to brush aside as "librul media bias" or whatever.

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pstuart 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

They are a real news organization. Even after losing federal funding they deliver the news without editorial. Perhaps editorial bias but that's inherent in all outlets.

Question: if the news reports something you don't like, is it fake?

	▲	macintux 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> Question: if the news reports something you don't like, is it fake? One of Trump’s many talents is corrupting language. The phrase “fake news” was originally used to criticize his many outright lies about what was going on in the world during his first run for office, but he managed to change the meaning to “anything that doesn’t show him in the best possible light”. He’s remarkably adept at demagoguery.